Golden Software is excited to announce the release of Strater. Strater is a well log and borehole plotting software program that imports your data from a multitude of sources (database files, data files, LAS files, ODBC, and OLE DB data sources). Strater is a useful application which was designed to provide you with lots of methods to graphically display your data. All the logs are fully customizable to suit your needs. Design and save template and scheme files to make log creation efficient and consistent, create multi-page continuous logs, and quickly display new borehole logs. Utilize the header and footer panes to store all the information about the logs, such as well number, driller, location, method, company name, and company logo. The flexibility Strater offers is unparalleled. Strater is written for use with Windows 98, Me, 2000, and XP.

Here are some key features of "Strater":
· Flexible Borehole Design
· Log Types
· Headers and Footers
· Database View
· Templates
· Schemes
· Property Inspector
· Object Manager
· Borehole Manager
· Additional Features
· Import/Export Formats

The flexibility Strater offers is unparalleled. Use Strater to graphically display your subsurface data:
· Depth or elevation of wells and boreholes
· Lithology, including percent lithology and lithologic descriptions
· Multiple boreholes in a single view
· A wide range of data: Spontaneous potential, gamma ray, caliper, neutron, DST, bulk density, resistivity, drilling rate, gas quality, total gas, and sonic data
· Blow counts, sample number, sample type, permeability, RQD, OVM readings, percent recovery, and more
· Contaminant concentrations, moisture content, and well construction details
· Assay data, alteration or mineralization lithology, BTU values, and ash content
· Ancillary well information such as notes, remarks, and other text items
· Virtually any type of interval or depth data